ST Technologies (not CBEX) registered with the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML in line with Section 17 of the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022. Registration is a statutory requirement for all Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, DNFBPs, in Nigeria in consonance with Nigeria’s Anti-Money Laundering/ Control of Financing Terrorism, AML/CFT regime. The EFCC is not a clearing house or regulatory authority of online businesses. But financial fraud of any kind is the remit of the Commission, and it is committed to ensuring justice for victims of the CBEX scam. Media & Publicity April 21, 2025…
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Justices W.l. Aziegbemhin and A.N. Erhabor of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City between April 11 and 17 convicted and sentenced 23 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are: Uzorchukwu Peace Udoka, Erubasa Oghenetega, David Ogwunu, Jude Okólie, Lucky Ehizojie, Chineye Isioma Christian, Obadiunor Josoph Ikechukwu, Ugochukwu Adingwu, Ifeanyi Okechukwu, Patrick Chinedu Chukwujekwe, Ugboh Chibuzor, Monday Shedrack, Udochukwu Onuka, Uzodion Luke and Ehighola Emmanuel Akhere.Others are Godstime Osunde Oskpolor, Promise Onyugboh, Onuka Patrick, Chinonso Peter Iwuchukwu, Ajayi Aisosa, Aiwansoba Prince, Goddey Jeremiah and Ojimah John Oseni. They were prosecuted on one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has once again been recognized for his unrelenting commitment to transparency, justice, and integrity in the fight against corruption and other financial crimes as he was conferred with the prestigious award for Courage in Justice and Transparency by the Nigerian Human Rights Community. The event, which took place on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Airport Hotel in Lagos, was attended by top public servants, civil society leaders, and stakeholders in governance and justice. Olukoyede, who was represented by the Chief of Staff to the Commission,…
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, April 17, 2025 convicted and sentenced a businessman, Aniogor Godswill Obiajulu and his company, ICE BY CW to five years imprisonment for their refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. Obiajualu, alongside ICE BY CW, was arraigned on Thursday on a two-count charge bordering on refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. Count one reads: “That you, ICE BY CW and Aniogor Godswill Obiajulu, on the 10th day of December, 2024 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, refused to…
The Head, Media and Publicity Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, a Deputy Commander of the EFCC, has emerged Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR Outstanding Federal Government Spokesperson of the Year, 2025. The award ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Abuja Continental Hotel was themed: “Integrity and the Evolving Roles of Spokespersons in Leadership Communication.” Oyewale emerged winner in a highly competitive category that included Presidential Spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga and Josephine Adokuru Mudasiru of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA. The Chairman of the award’s Adjudication Committee, Dr.…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, rejoices with Christians across the country on the occasion of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and charges them to use the lessons of the Easter season to rededicate themselves to the values and virtues of zero corruption. He gave the charge in Abuja on Saturday, April 19, 2025 in commemoration of Easter celebrations. The EFCC’s boss pointed out that the Easter season signifies the importance of renewal and restoration which are needed to build strength against corrupt practices. ” Easter season offers…
Heads of law enforcement agencies in Niger State as well as the state’s judiciary have declared their willingness to share intelligence with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and give it every other support in its efforts to eliminate corruption, economic and financial crimes in the country. The declaration came when the Acting Director of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo paid a familiarization visit to the state’s Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman; Niger State Director of the Directorate of State Services, DSS, Usman Bello Ibrahim, fsi; Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kumar Tsukwan, Niger State Commandant of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Adamu Abdullahi Kambra,fcai,fiifs, and Niger State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Shehu.N.Gwadabawa, few days ago.…
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Bida and Minna Local Government Areas of Niger State. They were arrested following credible intelligence that linked them to suspected fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from them include three cars, eight power generating sets, one Hisense air conditioner, two power stabilizers, 10 motorcycles, eight laptop computers, four bluetooth speakers and 60 android phones. Also recovered were fetish items that included three calabashes, adorned with feathers, traditionally made soap and sponge, a bottle of hot drink, 20 cowries, a waist bead and four lady’s underwears. They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Media & Publicity April 16,…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, arraigned one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu for alleged non- declaration of the sums of £8,020 (Eight Thousand and Twenty Pounds Sterling) and $704 ( Seven Hundred and Four United States Dollars) before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendant was arrested in December 2024 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for non-declaration to the tune of £8020 and $704 and was subsequently handed over to the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has identified financial crimes, governance gaps and weak accountability structures as key enablers of the operations of violent non-state actors in Nigeria, with grave implications for national security and economic development. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, stated this on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in a lecture to members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 18 of the Institute National Institute of Security Studies, Abuja. In his paper titled “Violent Non-State Actors in Security Management: Issues, Challenges and Prospects for Peace and Development in Africa: EFCC Perspective”, Olukoyede warned that violent…